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The folks over at ZeroHedge have been doing a lot of breathless commentary lately (which is their specialty) about the surge in equity prices in China and Hong Kong.

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To be sure, Asian markets have been roaring lately, but just for a bit of perspective, here’s the exact same ETF showing the recent surge (the tiny little one on the right) compared with a slightly bigger rise in the mid-2000s. Now that is a rally. Of course, what followed that rally was more my cup of tea.

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